Al Kennedy is a research biologist in the Environmental Risk Branch of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory. He has served as a PI of both civil and military research projects since 2006, investigating novel methods for assessing the exposure and hazard of legacy and emerging environmental contaminants, including investigating novel environmental applications of 3D printing composite structures. Al has led Section 404 and 103 dredging evaluations for USACE Districts and port authorities. He has published >95 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, numerous technical reports/notes innovating dredging evaluation technologies, and led development of internationally recognized testing standards. His training is in Environmental Biology (Michigan State University, B.S.), Environmental Toxicology (Virginia Tech, M.S.) and Macromolecular Science and Engineering (Virginia Tech; Ph.D.).
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